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WorksheetsBiology Revision Quiz 1 - The Nervous System
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
What type of nerve is an afferent nerve?
A motor nerve, taking nerve impulses up to the central nervous system
A sensory nerve, taking nerve impulses up to the central nervous system
A motor nerve, taking nerve impulses from the central nervous system to a body part
The type of neuron stimulated when someone gets on your nerves.
What does a receptor do?
Detects a stimulus
Receives a nerve impulse from a neuron
Triggers a nerve impulse along an afferent neuron
Stimulates a response in a muscle or gland
Causes a nerve to become non-functional
What kind of receptors enable the sense of smell?
Mechanoreceptors
Quasireceptors
Nocireceptors
Chemoreceptors
What are the components of the central nervous system?
Brain
Vertebrae
Spinal cord
Peripheral nerves
Lymph nodes
What is label A?
Cell wall
Axon
Axon terminal
Cell body
What is label B?
Cell wall
Axon
Axon terminal
Cell body
What is label C?
Cell wall
Axon
Axon terminal
Cell body
In synaptic transmission, what is released into the synaptic cleft between two neurons?
Beetlejuice
Receptors
Neurotransmitters
Synaptic fluid
Efferent molecules
When the parasympathetic nervous system is activated, what happens to digestion?
It is inhibited and slows down or stops
Digestive activity is increased
Only the large intestine is stimulated, the stomach and small intestine are inhibited
The body enters starvation mode
What is label X?
The frontal sinus
The olfactory bulb
The nostril
The medulla
What is the function of the medulla oblongata?
Respiration, blood pressure, motor function
Balance, co-ordination, locomotion
Memory, emotion
Pain sensation
What is the role of the pons?
Respiration
Balance, co-ordination, locomotion
Memory, emotion
Pain sensation
What is the role of the cerebellum?
Respiration, blood pressure, motor function
Balance, co-ordination, locomotion
Memory, emotion
Pain sensation
What kind of receptors are found in the skin of mammals?
Nocireceptors (pain)
Mechanoreceptors (pressure)
Photoreceptors (light)
Thermoreceptors (heat)
Chemoreceptors (chemicals)
